contract killings
Murder for hire
Contract killings are murders carried out for payment, typically arranged through a third party.
A person hires someone—often called a hitman or contract killer—to assassinate a specific target.
The term emphasizes the transactional nature: death as a service purchased like any other.
The investigation revealed a network of contract killings linked to organized crime.
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- mob bossCriminal organization's top figure
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- murder-for-hireCommissioned lethal crime
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
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- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
contract killingscrimes of passion
Violent acts from overwhelming emotion
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Murders avenging previous harm
mercy killings · crimes of passion · honor killings · mass shootings
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Preserving human existence
emergency medicine · rescue operations · hospice care · medical intervention · paramedic services
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